Patents by Inventor Glenn Ardley

Glenn Ardley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Permanent magnet rotor with permanent magnet modules arranged on the rotor
    Patent number: 9712004
    Abstract: A permanent magnet rotor comprising a rotor rim and a plurality of permanent magnet modules arranged on the outer or inner circumference of the rotor rim, the permanent magnet modules extending generally along an axial direction and being of substantially constant axial-cross section, and comprising a base adapted to be fixed to the rim of the generator rotor, one or more permanent magnets, and one or more pole pieces, wherein each of the permanent magnets has a circumferential magnetic orientation and is substantially rectangular in axial cross-section and wherein each of the permanent magnets is inclined with respect to the central radial plane of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: ALSTOM Renewable Technologies
    Inventors: César Muñiz Casais, Santiago Claramunt Estecha, Glenn Ardley
  • Permanent magnet rotor for an electric generator
    Patent number: 9660489
    Abstract: A permanent magnet rotor comprising a rotor rim and a plurality of permanent magnet modules arranged on the outer or inner circumference of the rotor rim, the permanent magnet modules extending generally along an axial direction and being of substantially constant axial-cross section, and comprising a base adapted to be fixed to the rim of the generator rotor, one or more permanent magnets, and one or more pole pieces, wherein the permanent magnet modules comprise an axial cooling channel extending substantially along the length of the modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Alstom Renewable Technologies
    Inventors: César Muñiz Casais, Glenn Ardley
  • PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR
    Publication number: 20150048620
    Abstract: A permanent magnet rotor comprising a rotor rim and a plurality of permanent magnet modules arranged on the outer or inner circumference of the rotor rim, the permanent magnet modules extending generally along an axial direction and being of substantially constant axial-cross section, and comprising a base adapted to be fixed to the rim of the generator rotor, one or more permanent magnets, and one or more pole pieces, wherein each of the permanent magnets has a circumferential magnetic orientation and is substantially rectangular in axial cross-section and wherein each of the permanent magnets is inclined with respect to the central radial plane of the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Alstom Renewable Technologies
    Inventors: César Muñiz Casais, Santiago Claramunt Estecha, Glenn Ardley
  • PERMANENT MAGNET ROTOR
    Publication number: 20150042099
    Abstract: A permanent magnet rotor comprising a rotor rim and a plurality of permanent magnet modules arranged on the outer or inner circumference of the rotor rim, the permanent magnet modules extending generally along an axial direction and being of substantially constant axial-cross section, and comprising a base adapted to be fixed to the rim of the generator rotor, one or more permanent magnets, and one or more pole pieces, wherein the permanent magnet modules comprise an axial cooling channel extending substantially along the length of the modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: César Muñiz Casais, Glenn Ardley